Device for carrying and exhibiting finger-rings



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT D. BAKER, OE BUEEALO, NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR CARRY'ING AND EXHIBITING FINGER-RINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 261,651, dated July 25,1882.

` Application filed April 25, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT D. BAKER, of thecity of Buffalo, 'in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Devices for Carrying andExhibiting Finger-Rings, of which the following is a specification.

rIbis invention relates to a device designed for the use of travelingagents and other persons who carry a large stock of finger-rings, andwhereby such finger-rin gs can be readily displayed for examination orquickly packed in a very small compass, as may be desired.

My invention consists, to that end, of a sheet of suitable fabric orother flexible material, provided on one side with a suitable number ofprojections, upon which thefinger-rings are placed, and whereby eachfinger-ring is snpported separately, so that upon spreading the flexiblesheet the finger rings will be displayed and can be readily examined,while when such examination is finished the rings are packed compactlyby rolling up the flexible sheet.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is atop planview of myimproveddevice. Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof with the marginal portions ofthe flexible sheet folded over the ring-supports preparatory to rollingup the sheet. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlargedscale. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the device rolled up.

Like letters'of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

Arepresents a sheet of suitable fabric, preferably flannel or any othersuitable flexible material, and B represents the ring-supports securedto one side of the flexible sheet A, preferablyin parallel rowscontaining ten supports each, or in'any other manner, so that the numberof the rings can be readily ascertained. 'Ihese rin g-snpports have theform of short cylinders or truncated cones, and are constructed of corkor other light material, and made of such size that the rings to bedisplayed will fit easily over the same and v lin ger-rings,

be retained thereby in position. These supports B are secured to theflexible sheet A by glue or cement, or by tacks, or both, as may bepreferred. The ring-supports are arranged only on the central portion ofthe sheet A, so as to leave the marginal portions A of the sheet freeand of sufficient size to be folded over the ring-supports and cover thesame, and the rings placed on the same. The sheet A is provided withtie-strings c or some other suitable fastening device, whereby the sheetis secured after being rolled up.

The rings being placed on the supports B, they are readily displayedupon unfolding the sheet, and the number of rings is readily ascertainedand any deficiency or the absence of any rings is readily detected at aglance. When the rings have been exhibited the marginal portions of thesheet A are folded over the rings, whereby the latter are protected andconfined and prevented from becoming detached from their supports', andthe sheet is rolled up, as shown in Fig. 4, and 'secured by thetie-strings c or other suitable fastening devices, thereby reducing thepackage to a very small compass and permitting it to be easily carriedfrom place' to place.

l claim `as my invention- 1. In a device for carrying and exhibiting asheet of flexible material provided with projecting supports adapted tohold rings, substantially as set forth.

2. The flexible sheet A, provided with supports B, adapted to holdrings, and having a suitable fastening device, whereby the package canbe secured when the sheet is rolled up, substantially as set forth.

3. The flexible sheet A, provided with projecting supports B,secured toaportion of said sheet, and having its portion which is not oc cupied bysaid supports adapted to be folded over said supports, substantially-asset forth.

' ROBERT D. BAKER. Witnesses:

JNO. J. BONNER, THEO. L. PorP.

